CSKA - UMMC: 0/1

CSKA - UMMC: 74/81


Ekaterinburg won the first Russian battle for a final 4 spot.
CSKA will travel to Ekaterinburg tomorrow where they will play the second game on friday.
CSKA has to win on friday to have a third game to qualify.

Ann, 35min 16ptn(2pt:5/9, 6/8FT), 11reb.

ROAD TO THE FINAL FOUR

GAME 1:26/02, CSKA MOSCOW - UMMC EKATERINBURG

Two Russian giants battle for a spot in the final four. CSKA has homecourt advantage.
The first game will be played in Moscow.
Game 2:29/02 in Ekaterinburg
Game 3: if necessary 05/03, in Moscow

The EuroLeague Women Final Four will take place from April 11th-13th.
The Final Four will be organised by one of the 4 teams reaching the final four. The decision will be made by Fiba Europe.

Numbers:
CSKA Moscow
Offense 87.7 (1st)
Defense 63.7 (4th)
Scoring margin: +24 (1st)
Top scorer: Wauters 18

Ekaterinburg


Roster UMMC:
4 Deanna NOLAN
5 Oxana RAKHMATULINA
6 Natalia VODOPYANOVA
7 Yelena LEUCHANKA
8 Kristi HARROWER
10 Penny TAYLOR
12 Agnieszka BIBRZYCKA
13 Sandrine GRUDA
15 Marina KUZINA
20 Caroline AUBERT
24 Asjha JONES
25 Svetlana ABROSIMOVA

Offense 79.8 (4th)
Defense 60 (2d)
Scoring margin: +19.8 (2d)
Top scorer: Bibrzycka 16

other 1/4 finals:
Bourges Basket vs. Fenerbahce SK
Spartak Moscow Region vs. Dynamo Moscow
Ros Casares Valencia vs. Gambrinus SIKA Brno

CSKA Moscow - UMMC Ekaterinburg, 1/4 Finals Euroleague

CSKA will host the first and third game (if necessary) with Game One taking place on 26th February, Game Two on 29th February and a possible deciding Game Three on 5th March.





The EuroLeague Women Final Four will take place from April 11th-13th in a venue to be decided at a later date.




EuroLeague Women Quarter-Finals:
All games to take place 26th February, 29th February and 5th March.

CSKA Moscow vs. UMMC Ekaterinburg

Bourges Basket vs. Fenerbahce SK

Spartak Moscow Region vs. Dynamo Moscow

Ros Casares Valencia vs. Gambrinus SIKA Brno

WNBA Expansion draft, Ann picked by Atlanta Dream

Atlanta:
If Belgian center Ann Wauters returns to the WNBA from Europe, she'll be a valuable member of the Dream's frontcourt.


Atlanta Dream Expansion Draft
The list of players selected includes: Carla Thomas (Chicago Sky), Erika DeSouza (Connecticut Sun), Katie Feenstra (Detroit Shock), Roneeka Hodges (Houston Comets), Ann Strother (Indiana Fever), LaToya Thomas (Los Angeles Sparks), Kristen Mann (Minnesota Lynx), Ann Wauters (New York Liberty), Jennifer Lacy (Phoenix Mercury), Kristin Haynie (Sacramento Monarchs), Chantelle Anderson (San Antonio Silver Stars), Betty Lennox (Seattle Storm) and Yelena Leuchanka (Washington Mystics).

articles on wnba website:
http://www.wnba.com/dream/expansion_gallery_4.html
http://www.wnba.com/dream/expansion_analysis_080206.html

Ann in all - star game, 13 March, Moscow.

The EuroLeague Women All Star Game which will take place at the home of Spartak Moscow Region, 13 March 2008.

The rest of the players in the list of the top-10 top vote-getters were (in order of number of votes): Amaya Valdemoro of CSKA Moscow (1552), Nevriye Yilmaz of Fenerbahce (1420), Anete Jekabsone-Zogota of Dynamo (1139), Eva Viteckova of Gambrinus Brno (1125), Maria Stepanova of CSKA Moscow (1018) and Ann Wauters of CSKA Moscow (1014).

The complete teams:

EUROPE

G - Elisa Aguilar (Ros Casares)
G - Marta Fernandez (Wisla Can-Pack)
G/F - Anete Jekabsone-Zogota (Dynamo)
F - Amaya Valdemoro (CSKA Moscow)
C - Nevriye Yilmaz (Fenerbahce)
G - Celine Dumerc (Bourges Basket)
G - Dalma Ivanyi (MiZo Pecs 2010)
F - Eva Viteckova (Gambrinus Brno)
F - Agnieszka Bibrzycka (UMMC Ekaterinburg)
F - Tatiana Shchegoleva (Spartak Moscow Region)
C - Maria Stepanova (CSKA Moscow)
C - Ann Wauters (CSKA Moscow)

REST OF THE WORLD

G - Diana Taurasi (Spartak Moscow Region)
G - Lindsay Whalen (ZVVZ Prague)
F - Lauren Jackson (Spartak Moscow Region)
F - Cappie Pondexter (Fenerbahce)
C - Delisha Milton-Jones (Ros Casares)
G - Kedra Holland-Korn (Phard Napoli)
G - Nykesha Sales (TEO Vilnius)
G - Jessica Dickson (Jolly JBS Sibenik)
F - Chamique Holdsclaw (Lotos PKO BP)
C - Janel McCarville (Kosit 2013)
C - Iciss Tillis (TTT Riga)
C - Nicole Ohlde (USVO)